Your 2.5 must have been *really* weighed down, as it should have it
all over the 2.2, both down low and high, I've never been pulled on by
a 2.2 :)  What does your van weigh?

Here's a stock wbx trying against brady driving my van in a video from
last march... Ben you'll appreciate it I think.

http://www.bostig.com/files/upinsmoke.wmv
or
http://www.bostig.com/files/upinsmoke.mov

Jim Akiba

On 10/28/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
> So, tonight, after we finished another Subi conversion, we had a litle race
> between my red 85 2.5L van and a 2.2L 84.... (just a stop sign to stop sign).
>
> My van was heavy, fully loaded and full of gas and water, the 84 was empty.
> Still, that 2.2L was in front of me, not far but slighly in front! (and i
> sadly hit the cut-off twice at 6700rpm) so i lost ground... he he he
>
> The 92 2.2L Legacy (very low millage-23,000miles) had some "pep"!!!! in
> third gear I was ready to pass him fast but the stop sign came. This is
> where the 2.5L love it, in higher speed! But dargn, that 2.2L is was peppy
> as the 2.5L in low gear, amazing little piece of engineering. Where would a
> 2.1L have been in all that! way way way behind!
>
> We did some video today and tonight, ptetty cool one, some of the engine
> running on idle with a 5 cent on the side on it, pretty cool. we also did
> some road test with the camera... also pretty cool. we will post them very soon.
>
> Later, Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/
>